SALEM COLLEGE OF ENGINERING AND TECHNOLOGY, SALEM-111

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES

PART B (Answer all questions 3 10 = 30) 11. (a) Describe the construction and working of piezo- electric generator to produce ultrasonic waves. (Jan/Feb 2009) (OR) 11. (b) What is acoustic grating? With a neat diagram, explain the theory and use of it to determine the ultrasonic velocity in a liquid.(2 + 8) (Jan/Feb 2012, 2011,2009,May/June 2010,1012) 12. (a) Explain how ultrasonic waves can be produced by using magnetostriction method. (Jan/Feb 2010) (OR) 12. (b) Explain the process of Non-destructive testing of materials using ultrasonic waves by pulse-echo method. (May/June 2012,2010) 13. (a) Elaborate on the three different ultrasonic NDT scans and their displays which are in common practice. (Jan/Feb 2010, 2012) (OR) 13. (a) (i) Explain the functions of SONAR. (4) (Jan/Feb 2012) (b) (ii)Industrial applications of ultrasonics. (6) (June/July 2011,Jan/Feb 2011)

INTERNAL EXAMINATION I
SubjectCode/Name : PH2111& Engineering Physics-I Department :COMMON TO ALL Year/Sem : I/I Reg No. : Max Marks : 50 Date : 09.10.2012 Time : 1 Hrs

PART A (Answer all questions 10 2 = 20) 1. What is cavitation? (Jan/Feb 2010) 2. What is sonogram? (Jan/Feb 2010) 3. Can we use a copper rod in a magnetostriction generator? Why? ( Jan/Feb 2011) 4. An ultrasound pulse sent by a source in sea is reflected by a submerged target at a distance 597.50m and reaches the source after 0.83 seconds. Find the velocity of sound in sea water. (Jan/Feb 2011) 5. State any two properties of ultrasonic waves. (June/July 2011) 6. What are direct and indirct piezoelectric effect ? (Jan/Feb 2012) 7. Give the principle used in measurement of velocity of blood flow (Jan/Feb 2012) 8. Compare transmission and reflection modes of non destructive testing using ultrasonics. (Nov/Dec 2010) 9. What is cold welding ? (May/June 2012) 10. A ultrasonic generator consists of a quartz plate of thickness 0.7mm and density 2800 kg/m3.Find the fundamental frequency of ultrasonic waves if the youngs modulus of the quartz crystal is 8.8x1010 N/m2. (Jan/July 2009)

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